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(Joe Jaszewski/Idaho Statesman via AP, File) In this June 30, 2016 file photo a wildfire fire burns near Table Rock in Boise, Idaho. The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho have forged agreements leading to more logging on federal land in what officials said could become a template for other Western states and reduce the severity of wildfires.

(Joe Jaszewski/Idaho Statesman via AP, File) In this June 30, 2016 file photo a wildfire fire burns near Table Rock in Boise, Idaho. The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho have forged agreements leading to more logging on federal land in what officials said could become a template for other Western states and reduce the severity of wildfires.

September 23, 2017

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Forest Service, Idaho boost logging on federal land
September 23, 2017 1 a.m.

Forest Service, Idaho boost logging on federal land

BOISE — The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho have forged 10 agreements for logging and restoration projects on federal land in what officials say could become a template for other Western states to create jobs and reduce the severity of wildfires.